{"id":51545,"date":"2021-12-15T10:58:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T18:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=51545"},"modified":"2025-08-09T16:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T23:01:16","slug":"saxy-kitsch-christmas-2021-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2021\/saxy-kitsch-christmas-2021-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Saxy kitsch: Christmas 2021 edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

It wouldn’t be Christmas without a healthy dose of kitsch decorating up our homes. Now while some of us are happy with us just a few lights and a tree, others go full-out Griswold\u2014complete with RV and cousin Eddy.<\/p>\n

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House in NJ made to look like the Griswold home in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Complete with cousin Eddy emptying the septic tank on his RV. Source: YouTube.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now if a full-on Griswold display is not your thing, but some saxophone-themed saxophone d\u00e9cor is, I have scoured the Net for some of this year’s finest Christmas kitsch for you. I have to admit though, this year’s offerings were not nearly as inspiring as those of Christmases past.  <\/p>\n

That said, I did find some lovelies<\/em> for you to sit back and take in. I have provided links in case some of these are just so tempting, you absolutely have to have them. \ud83d\ude08 <\/p>\n

Now before we go any further, since it’s been nearly 10 years since I created the Bassic Sax Illustrated Kitsch Scale, it strikes me it is worth a quick review even for those of you who have seen it before. If you’re a newbie to this scale, this will likely help you ID what you see here today, as well as maybe some of the items in your own home. \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n

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Christmas tree ornaments with a bit of sax<\/h3>\n

Let’s start off small, and feature a few of many, many saxophone tree ornaments out there. eBay and Etsy and just full of both vintage and modern, new and used tree ornaments featuring saxophones and saxophone players of all types. The materials these ornaments are made from vary widely. The following are a few that caught my eye:<\/p>\n

4\u00bd” resin alligator with a Santa hat<\/h4>\n
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Source: morrisonm on eBay.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This saxophone-playing gator<\/a> could be hiding in your tree, waiting for just the right opportunity to make its presence be known. Perhaps it is waiting to finish off the following flamingo, who is recovering from a leg injury. \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n

7″ tall glass flamingo <\/h4>\n
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Source: atablefor5 on eBay.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The seller<\/a> pointed out that the one leg had been re-glued. It is tough being a flamingo. <\/p>\n

4″ Day of the Dead sax player<\/h4>\n
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Source: fluffsessions on eBay.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If our gator is good at hiding in the tree; sneaking up on its prey; and finding its dinner; then we might want to have a number of these sax-playing, Day of the Dead glass tree ornaments<\/a> decorating our Christmas tree. Not sure that’s possible however, since this one appears to be a one-off. <\/p>\n

A dozen 3\u00bd” sax-playing elves <\/h4>\n